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Share PhotoThe round tripper that Bassett calls a "storybook moment" came near the end of a playoff game in mid May. The stands behind Field No. 2 were filled, there were two runners on base, and Gia was down by two strikes. The pitching machine popped a ball over home plate and Gia said she'll UGGs Outlet Clearnce never forget what happened next."I saw it coming and then I just swung. It was like boosh! Oh my gosh! I started running and I watched it go over the fence. I wanted it so bad UGGs Outlet Online and I couldn't believe it," she said, during a break from team practice on Tuesday.Gia's father Dave Kiesling, who served as Pinto commissioner from 2008 2013, said the whole park erupted in cheers when the ball sailed into the bushes near Jefferson Street."The place went crazy and Gia was so excited," he said. "I think a lot of us couldn't believe it. It was such a perfect off the bat home run."Wearing jersey No. 1, star shaped earrings and her long brown hair in a ponytail, Gia stands a good head taller than nearly half the boys on her all stars team. She said the boys treat her as an equal and have been especially supportive since she hit her long ball, which drove in three runs, but wasn't enough to beat the other team.In Pinto play, the fence line stands at 150 feet a distance few batters can exceed. So it's quite rare for a player at this level to not only hit past the 150 foot Pinto fence, but also beyond the 175 foot fence used by older teams, Kiesling said.Gia Kiesling, 8, fields a ball during all stars practice on Tuesday at Chase Field in Carlsbad. CREDIT: Pam Kragen/ U TShare Photo"She's very competitive and very athletic, and a lot of her friends are boys," he said. "She chose baseball because softball was too slow. She's also super fast. She had a lot of in the park home runs this year because she can get around the bases so quick."Besides baseball, Gia plays goalie for an under 9 club soccer team in the Carlsbad United Football Club. She also plays basketball and is a competitive swimmer. Gia said soccer is her favorite sport, but she'd like to continue playing baseball for at least a few more years.Commissioner Bassett said Colby Kiesling is known in the league as a "superstar," but he predicts Gia is going to give her brother a good contest in the coming years.